Written by: ~Leah~
why is it all the really talented people go first? They don't seem to understand what they meant to people. Everyone has a story to tell............
missegyptology: "I just remember beingall off balance and unicycling really fast down to campus and the arabic was all blurred on the page"
^When Linz pulls an all nighter before Arabic class^
Keep your dream alive
Dreamin is still how the strong survive
Shalom VeAhavah
New Hampshire has a point....
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Definition of poi- A Hawaiian food made from the tuber of the taro that is cooked, pounded to a paste, and fermented.
Ahnold discussing poi - "It is naht a toober!"
"God *was* my co-pilot, but then we crashed, and I had to eat him..."
Written by: andrealee
And many artists use creativity posatively, as a way of exploring emotion and pain... and transforming it.
Written by: Ry
What I'm interested in though- if creativity and pain do have that relationship- is creativity a crutch?
--pogo (pat) [forever and always]
Only when the last tree has died
and the last river has been poisoned
and the last fish has been caught
will we realise that we
cannot eat money.
Cree Indian, 1909
Life's too short to worry about where you put your marshmallows
Written by: andrealee
Wait a minute?! Stephen Hawking is dead? when did that happen? Sad...
Life's too short to worry about where you put your marshmallows
Life's too short to worry about where you put your marshmallows
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Bipolar disorder and creativity
Many artists, musicians, and writers have experienced its mood swings, and some credit the condition for their creativity. However, this disease ruins many lives, and it is associated with a greatly increased risk of suicide. Psychologist Kay Jamison, who herself has bipolar disorder and is considered a leading expert on the disease, has written several books that explore this idea, including "Touched with Fire". Research indicates that while mania may contribute to creativity (see Andreasen, 1988), hypomanic phases experienced in bipolar I, II and in cyclothymia appear to have the greatest contribution in creativity (see Richards, 1988). This is perhaps due to the distress and impairment associated with full-blown mania, which may be preceded by symptoms of hypomania (i.e. increased energy, confidence, activity) but soon spirals into a state much too debilitating to allow creative endeavor.
Many famous people are believed to have been affected by bipolar disorder, based on evidence in their own writings and contemporaneous accounts by those who knew them. Bipolar disorder is found in disproportionate numbers in people with creative talent such as artists, musicians, authors, poets, and scientists Exuberance book by Jamison, and it has been speculated that the mechanisms which cause the disorder may spur creativity in these persons. Many historical figures gifted with creative talents commonly cited as bipolar were "diagnosed" after their deaths based on letters, correspondence or other material.
Hypomanic phases of the illness allow for heightened concentration on activities and the manic phases allow for around-the-clock work with minimal need for sleep. Another theory is that the rapid thinking associated with mania generates a higher volume of ideas, and as well associations drawn between a wide range of seemingly unrelated information. The increased energy also allows for greater volume of production. See list of people believed to have been affected by bipolar disorder.
To do: More Firedrums 08 video?
Wildfire/US East coast fire footage
LA/EDC glow/fire footage
Fresno fire
.All things are beautiful if we take the time to look.
Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed
Written by: faithinfire
stopped taking my prescriptions cause i couldnt write draw or play any more
Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed
Written by: faithinfire
i was happier on them, but creativity is one of only a few things i have to offer
To do: More Firedrums 08 video?
Wildfire/US East coast fire footage
LA/EDC glow/fire footage
Fresno fire
Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed
"i am exotic, and must keep my arms down" - Rougie
"i don't understand what penises have to do with getting married" - Foxie
"but have you considered there is more to life than your eyelids?"
jointly owned by Fire_Spinning_Angel and Blu_Valley